U.S. patent number 10,376,078 [Application Number 15/616,431] was granted by the patent office on 2019-08-13 for picture stand system.
The grantee listed for this patent is Susan Johnson. Invention is credited to Susan Johnson.
United States Patent |
10,376,078 |
Johnson |
August 13, 2019 |
Picture stand system
Abstract
A picture stand system for coupling a stand to a picture frame
includes a picture frame. A stand is provided and the stand is
selectively coupled to said picture frame. Moreover, the stand is
configured to props the picture frame up on a support surface
thereby facilitating the picture frame to be displayed. An adhesive
layer is coupled to said stand. The adhesive layer adhesively
engages the picture frame to retain the stand on the picture
frame.
Inventors: |
Johnson; Susan (Tinton Falls,
NJ) |
Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Johnson; Susan |
Tinton Falls |
NJ |
US |
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Family
ID: |
64562333 |
Appl.
No.: |
15/616,431 |
Filed: |
June 7, 2017 |
Prior Publication Data
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Document
Identifier |
Publication Date |
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US 20180352977 A1 |
Dec 13, 2018 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47G
1/143 (20130101); A47G 1/142 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A47F
1/14 (20060101); A47G 1/14 (20060101) |
Field of
Search: |
;248/469,457,473
;40/761,750,754,779,796 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Epps; Todd M
Claims
I claim:
1. A picture stand system comprising: a picture frame having a back
side and a bottom edge; and a stand being selectively coupled to
said picture frame wherein said stand is configured to prop said
picture frame up on a support surface thereby facilitating said
picture frame to be displayed, said stand comprising a first
surface, a second surface and a peripheral edge extending
therebetween, said peripheral edge having a first lateral side, a
second lateral side, a top side, a first sloped side and a second
sloped side, each of said first and second sloped sides
intersecting each other to form a point, each of said first and
second lateral sides angling outwardly between said top side and an
associated one of said first and second sloped sides, and a joint
extending between said first and second lateral sides to define a
first half and a second half of said stand, said stand being
selectively bent along said joint such that said first half forms
an angle with said second half, said joint being positioned closer
to said top edge than said point, said joint being defined by a
pair of recesses extending across said stand, said recesses being
coplanar, parallel and aligned through said stand, each recess
having a semi-circular shape perpendicular to a longitudinal axis
of said recess; and an adhesive layer being coupled to said stand,
said adhesive layer being adhesively engaged to said picture frame
to retain said stand on said picture frame.
2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein: said adhesive layer
is coupled to said first surface corresponding to said first half,
said adhesive layer adhering to said back side of said picture
frame, said stand being positioned at an angle on said back side
wherein a selected one of said first and second slopes sides is
configured to abut the support surface.
3. A picture stand system comprising: a picture frame having a back
side and a bottom edge; and a stand being selectively coupled to
said picture frame wherein said stand is configured to prop said
picture frame up on a support surface thereby facilitating said
picture frame to be displayed, said stand comprising a first
surface, a second surface and a peripheral edge extending
therebetween, said peripheral edge having a first lateral side, a
second lateral side, a top side, a first sloped side and a second
sloped side, each of said first and second sloped sides
intersecting each other to form a point, each of said first and
second lateral sides angling outwardly between said top side and an
associated one of said first and second sloped sides, and a joint
extending between said first and second lateral sides to define a
first half and a second half of said stand, said stand being
selectively bent along said joint such that said first half forms
an angle with said second half, said joint being positioned closer
to said top edge than said point, said joint being defined by a
pair of recesses extending across said stand, said recesses being
coplanar, parallel and aligned through said stand, each recess
having a semi-circular shape perpendicular to a longitudinal axis
of said recess; and an adhesive layer being coupled to said stand,
said adhesive layer being adhesively engaged to said picture frame
to retain said stand on said picture frame, said adhesive layer
being coupled to said first surface corresponding to said first
half, said adhesive layer adhering to said back side of said
picture frame, said stand being positioned at an angle on said back
side wherein a selected one of said first and second slopes sides
is configured to abut the support surface.
Description
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(1) Field of the Invention
(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed
Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98
The disclosure and prior art relates to stand devices and more
particularly pertains to a new stand device for coupling a stand to
a picture frame.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by
generally comprising a picture frame. A stand is provided and the
stand is selectively coupled to said picture frame. Moreover, the
stand is configured to props the picture frame up on a support
surface thereby facilitating the picture frame to be displayed. An
adhesive layer is coupled to said stand. The adhesive layer
adhesively engages the picture frame to retain the stand on the
picture frame.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important
features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description
thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that
the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated.
There are additional features of the disclosure that will be
described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the
claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of
novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with
particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this
disclosure.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than
those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is
given to the following detailed description thereof. Such
description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of stand of a picture stand
system according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
FIG. 2 is a back view of a stand of an embodiment of the
disclosure.
FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG. 2 of
an embodiment of the disclosure.
FIG. 4 is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the
disclosure.
FIG. 5 is a rear perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the
disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1
through 5 thereof, a new stand device embodying the principles and
concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally
designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.
As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5, the picture stand system
10 generally comprises a picture frame 12 that has a back side 14
and a bottom edge 16. The picture frame 12 may be a picture frame
12 of any conventional design the does not have an integrated stand
18. A stand 18 is provided and the stand 18 is selectively coupled
to the picture frame 12. The stand 18 props the picture frame 12 up
on a support surface 20 thereby facilitating the picture frame 12
to be displayed.
The stand 18 has a first surface 22, a second surface 24 and a
peripheral edge 26 extending therebetween. The peripheral edge 26
has a first lateral side 28, a second lateral side 30, a top side
32, a first sloped side 34 and a second sloped side 36. Each of the
first 34 and second 36 sloped sides intersects each other to form a
point 38. Each of the first 28 and second 30 lateral sides angles
outwardly between the top side 32 and an associated one of the
first 34 and second 36 sloped sides.
The stand 18 has a joint 40 extending between the first 28 and
second 30 lateral sides to define a first half 42 and a second half
44 of the stand 18. The stand 18 is selectively bent along the
joint 40 such that the first half 42 forms an angle with the second
half 44. The joint 40 is positioned closer to the top side 32 than
the point 38. The joint 40 may be formed via a pair of depressions
each extending inwardly on an associated one of the first 22 and
second 24 surfaces of the stand 18.
An adhesive layer 46 is provided and the adhesive layer 46 is
coupled to the stand 18. The adhesive layer 46 adhesively engages
the picture frame 12 to retain the stand 18 on the picture frame
12. The adhesive layer 46 is coupled to the first surface 22
corresponding to the first half 42 and the adhesive layer 46
adheres to the back side 14 of the picture frame 12. Moreover, the
stand 18 is positioned at an angle on the back side 14. In this way
a selected one of the first 34 and second 36 slopes sides is
positioned to abut the support surface 20.
In use, the stand 18 is positioned on the back side 14 of the
picture frame 12 such that the adhesive layer 46 engages the back
side 14. In this way the stand 18 is retained on the picture frame
12. The stand 18 is positioned on the picture frame 12 to
facilitate the picture frame 12 to be selectively oriented in a
landscape position and a portrait position. Moreover, a selected
one of the first 34 and second 36 sloped sides is aligned with the
bottom edge 16 of the picture frame 12. The second half 44 of the
stand 18 is urged to angle away from the back side 14 of the
picture frame 12 and the selected first 34 and second 36 sloped
sides abuts the support surface 20. In this way the picture frame
12 is propped on the support surface 20 for displaying the picture
frame 12.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized
that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an
embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in
size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation,
assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one
skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those
illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are
intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the
principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications
and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is
not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and
operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable
modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within
the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word
"comprising" is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items
following the word are included, but items not specifically
mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the
indefinite article "a" does not exclude the possibility that more
than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly
requires that there be only one of the elements.
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